Garcia to start on bench in his Central Coast Mariners debut on Saturday

Liverpool fans will fill an entire bay in honour of the Reds cult hero

Central Coast Stadium’s dedicated ‘Luis Garcia’ bay was still bare on the eve of the former Liverpool cult hero’s A-League debut. But even without a fan in sight, Garcia admitted to a few nerves before his first training session at the Gosford venue.

The 37-year-old Mariners marquee signing has had a whirlwind 24 hours. A mere day after being welcomed with fanfare at Sydney airport on Thursday morning, Garcia was down to business on the pitch with his new teammates preparing for Saturday night’s anticipated home clash with the Wanderers.